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Does brain stimulation improve post-stroke depression?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Stroke
Depression
Stroke - Ischaemic
Stroke - Haemorrhagic
Mental Health - Depression
Registration Number
ACTRN12619001303134
Lead Sponsor
niversity of South Australia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
11
Inclusion Criteria

Stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic)
Mild to severe depression as measured by the PHQ-9 score (5-27)
No contraindications for rTMS
no change in antidepressant medication for 6 months prior to treatment

Exclusion Criteria

Unsafe for TMS

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Beck Depression Inventory score[Baseline, Immediately Post-treatment (primary timepoint) and 1 month follow-up];Change in PHQ-9 score[Baseline, Immediately Post-treatment (primary timepoint) and 1 month follow-up]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in stroke specific self efficacy score (item 1-13)[Baseline, Immediately Post-treatment and 1 month follow-up];Adverse events assessed immediately post treatment using a rTMS specific adverse events form that has been adapted from Brunoni et al. 2011 ( International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology) And Gillick et al 2015 (Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). Examples of possible adverse events can be found in the stated refereces and may include headache, scalp pain, fatigue<br>[Immediately Post treatment];Resting state EEG functional connectivity[Baseline, Immediately Post treatment];Resting state EEG power[Baseline, Immediately post treatment]
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